Bibliography on Vancouver Lake Watershed, including Burnt Bridge Creek, Flushing Channel, Lake River, and Salmon Creek |
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| Bibliography 1900-50 | Bibliography 1951-60 | Bibliography 1961-70 | Bibliography 1971-80 | Bibliography 1981-90 | Bibliography 1991-Present |
Bibliography of Vancouver Lake watershed, including Burnt Bridge Creek, Flushing Channel, Lake River, and Salmon Creek
A history of restoration efforts for Vancouver Lake
Wille,
S.A. & R.B. Raymond. 1983. Water Quality Effects of the Restoration of Vancouver
Lake. Cooper Consultants, Inc. (presentation to the Pacific Northwest Pollution
Control Association).
Vancouver Lake is located in the Columbia River floodplain, adjacent to the City of Vancouver in southwestern Clark County, Washingotn, within the greater Portland, Oregon metropolitan area. The predominant land use adjacent to the lake is agriculture, although the south and west shorelines are included in a county park. Industrial activity related to the Port of Vancouver occurs south of the lake and includes a large aluminum smelter. The primary residential use close to the lake is in conjunction with farming. Additional residential areas are located on lowlands southwest of the lake and along the top of the east shore bluff.
The low lying lands to the north, west and south are subject to seasonal flooding from the Columbia River which flows within 1.6 km of the southwest shore of the lake. These lowlands have an elevation of from 3 to 6 meters above mean sea level (msl). The northeast shore of the lake is formed by bluffs rising to an average elevation of 60 meters msl.
The climate of the region is maritime Mediterranean with moderately warm, dry summers and mild, wet winters. Seventy-five percent of the annual precipitation occurs between October and March. Annual total precipitation is approximately 100 cm.
Vancouver Lake has a surface area of 1,100 ha, is 4 km across from east to west, and has a mean shoreline length of about 12 km. The depth varies seasonally, ranging from a depth of less than 1 meter in September and October (minimum depths as low as .6 have been recorded) to about 4 m in early June. The lake had a virtually flat bottom except for higher areas at the northern end caused by sedimentation of materials carried into the lake by Lake River. These shallower areas are exposed during lowest water.
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